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Professor Woong-chol Kang of Cardiology at Gachon University Gil Medical Center, "Cardiovascular angiography is useful for diagnosing patients with suspected cardiovascular diseases such as angina or myocardial infarction."

Cardiovascular angiography is a diagnostic method that evaluates the presence or absence of stenosis in cardiovascular systems by inserting a catheter (ductor) into the body through the wrist (rape artery) or groin (groin artery) to see if the cardiovascular system has narrowed or blocked. The catheter is inserted to inject contrast agent into the cardiovascular system, and then irradiated with radiation to take a picture of the cardiovascular system for diagnosis.

Cardiovascular angiography is important because it becomes preliminary data for establishing and proceeding a treatment plan suitable for individual patients after determining the presence or absence of stenosis in cardiovascular vessels. Patients with cardiovascular disease undergo drug or stent treatment depending on the degree of disease, and cardiovascular angiography determines the best treatment method.

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 Professor   Byung-Joon Kim

Diabetes should be managed well regardless of the season, but it needs more careful management, especially in winter, due to its seasonal and physical characteristics. If you stay indoors due to a drop in temperature in winter, you will burn fewer calories, making it easier for your blood sugar to rise. In addition, gatherings from the end of the year to the New Year and holidays induce overeating, making it difficult to control your diet. Decreasing immunity due to differences in indoor and outdoor temperatures, and physical and mental stress caused by ending the year and starting anew, are also factors that make blood sugar management difficult.

Exercise activates glycolic metabolism in the body and helps control blood sugar. In addition, obesity can be prevented by burning unnecessary calories. Cardiopulmonary function is improved, and the musculoskeletal condition is improved. It also helps to prevent possible cardiovascular complications by making blood vessels healthy. It is also helpful to use the stairs instead of the elevator or walk down one or two stops in advance when riding public transportation.

Exercise is not good for all diabetics. If you lack insulin and have difficulty controlling your blood sugar, you should be careful because it can cause diabetic coma or hypoglycemia. If you have complications of high blood pressure, you should also avoid exercising to lift heavy objects.

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Professor :  Heung-Kyu Park (Breast Cancer Surgery)

Breast cancer, No. 1 cancer among women, surges in new cases each year, but early detection improves survival... Survival rates vary by metastasis, etc.

The incidence of breast cancer in Korea has increased every year, with 24,806 patients as of 2020, ranking first among all women's cancers. In particular, it is 3,000 more than 21,722 thyroid cancers, which have the second largest number of patients among women's cancers, and 11,392 more than twice as many as colon cancers, which are the third.

The cause of breast cancer is not yet clear. However, the main triggers include exposure period, family history, age, obesity, and nutritional status of female hormones. Angelina Jolie's BRCA1 and 2 gene mutations are known to cause breast cancer in more than 60%.

Usually, breast cancer has a high 5-year survival rate of 95% in stage 1 to stage 2. However, the survival rate drops to 75% in stage 3 and to 44.5% when cancer spreads to other organs. As cancer progresses, the survival rate is almost halved. Therefore, breast cancer can nearly double the survival rate if treated through early detection, so screening is important.

Professor Seok-in Lee (cardiovascular thoracic surgery)

Heart failure refers to a condition in which the body cannot properly supply the blood needed by the body due to a decrease in the ability to enter or release blood into the heart. Proper surgery is the most important thing before heart function deteriorates to the extent that heart surgery is not performed.

General heart surgery is performed with the sternum (chest bone) cut and the heart exposed. An essential device for heart surgery is an artificial cardiopulmonary device. It is a device that replaces the function of the patient's heart and lungs while stopping the heart for surgery.

In the case of patients with partial preservation of heart function, heart transplantation is the best option when heart failure worsens even after underlying diseases, which are the cause of dysfunction. However, only the heart of the brain dead can be donated, so the waiting time is long before receiving a heart transplant.

Fortunately, the Left Ventricular Assistance Device (LVAD) implantation is a surgery that connects a pump directly to the left ventricle and sends blood directly from the left ventricle to the aorta to insert a device that assists heart function.

Professor Lee said, "This implantation requires highly skilled technology, so it is only possible at hospitals recognized by the government. Therefore, patients are advised not to be afraid and to consult an expert to decide on a treatment method before heart function worsens.I asked him.

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1) When you can't make eye contact even when you're 3-4 months old
2) When the color of your pupils is weird
3) When you close one eye or when your eye is in a weird position
4) When you tilt your head or turn it to the side
5) When you can't see the light and it's too bright
6) When you get too close to objects, books, TV, etc.
7) a family history of premature babies, genetic diseases/eye-related diseases

Hae-Jung Paik(Professor of Ophthalmology)

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Ulcerative colitis is a disease that causes inflammation of the intestine.

Ulcerative colitis is based on medication and is not too difficult in daily life. However, if the symptoms are too severe, surgical treatment may be performed.Ulcerative colitis is a disease that cannot be completely cured and is managed for life. However, 90% of patients with ulcerative colitis can continue the same daily life as others with proper treatment and management.

Ulcerative colitis is sufficiently preventable if you reduce proper exercise, consumption of greasy, high-calorie foods, and prevent misuse of antibiotics.

Dong-Kyun Park (Professor of Gastroenterology)

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International standard-based cancer treatment delivers personalized care utilizing gene-targeted approaches.

People still fear about cancer, but new cancer treatments continue to become available as medical technology is constantly evolving.

If "genetic mutation" is found, which causes cancer, it helps find an effective treatment.

Early cancer prediction and personalized treatment are possible with gene-based customized precision medicine that effectively suppresses cancer growth and the immune system.

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Prostate hypertrophy is more common in men from 60 years old or more. Accurate diagnosis and the use of robotic surgery technology result in increased surgical accuracy and improved patient outcomes.

As becoming aging society, urological diseases such as prostate hypertrophy or prostate cancer are rapidly increasing.

Prostate hypertrophy or prostate cancer progresses slowly without significant symptoms, so it is important to take early measure for prevention.

Robotic surgery has high level of accuracy and safety, so there is less pain, low complications and rapid recovery due to minimal damage to normal tissue.

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The use of a robotic surgery system with ultra-precision in thyroid cancer cases can minimize complications and increase patient satisfaction.

Thyroid cancer is often found accidentally during health check-up. It is a cancer occurs in thyroid gland where hormone is secreted for physiological balance.

Generally women account for 77% of total thyroid cancer patients, but men show worse progress.

Robotic surgery for thyroid cancer have many advantages, such as leaving tiny scars, rapid recovery and dramatic reduction in complications.